Quote Originally Posted by bilbo
Personally I think if Vitali was any kind of man he would allow Peter to have first shot knowing that he would be first in line to fight the winner.

The fact that he continues to insist on jumping the queue suggests two things:

1) He knows Maskaev is a C lister and represents an easy chance to pick up a belt with little risk.

2) He sure as hell doesn't want to fight Sam Peter.

This makes me think that even if he does get first shot and fights and wins against Maskaev, he will follow in the proud footsteps of Ricky Hatton and thanks the WBC for the opportunity and hand them the belt back.
The offer included a $3 million payday for Peter to fight the winner so I dont think he was gonna hand the belt back.
It's part principle, but I also think in the long run if Peter believes in himslef he will make the bigger money down the road by taking this route.
Still, for a guy who has never seen close to 7 figures, it shows a lot of integrity.